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China Plans 5-day Manned Space Mission
rune writes "Both the BBC and The Register have articles on China's next manned space mission. This time two taikonauts are planned to be on board the Shenzou VI spacecraft sometime during 2005 for about five days. There is also a brief mention of the plans of the Chinese Space Agency for lunar exploration." hrld1,kon adds a link to this article on Chinaview, the official English-language news source for the People's Republic of China.
Russians will be there first...
but does anyone else think this sounds like some cheezy anime cartoon??? taikonauts on the Shinzu??
I'm hoping that with China, and maybe India getting involved in exploring space, maybe the US might get involved too. A three or four way (with Russia) space race, could easily see humans "out there" in the next 50 years. At the current rate, I don't think we'd ever make it.
P.S. Don't worry! Years ago we had already done everything they hope to do some day. We're way ahead. And space is not for humans, but for our offspring, robots.
Maybe they could develop (or copy) a NERVA-like design such as the one Pratt & Whitney has shown about a week ago.
If I remember correctly, the Chinese government never signed anything that forbids them putting fission reactors in orbit.
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to welcome China to the mid 20th century.
Xenon, where's my money? -Borno
And I'm also certian that the US didn't just complete the first non-government manned space flight and doesn't have billions of dollars going to develop private space flight.
Give me a break.
China is emerging as an ecenomic powerhouse, and it looks like it will continue down that path, provided their government doesn't screw up. However please don't pretend like all good things come from China. I gave just a small list of the US companies that produce advanced hardware, including what drives almost all the devices you listed. Your MP3 player may be built in China but it's usually using TI DSPs and AD opamps.
You know it's perfectly possible for China AND the US to be economic powers, and for both to benefit from trade with each other.
/.ing the China View server may be viewed as an attack by the United States on China, you may have just started a nuclear war!
I noticed today that it's very cold. I am also blaming Bill Clinton for the coming of winter. While I am at it I think I should also blame Bill Clinton for the darkness. Oh yea also for the rain and that itching in my left butcheek. That's Clinton's fault too.
evil is as evil does
Why are you still using the offensive sexist term "manned mission" ? Please refer to it as a staffed mission, or not at all.
Also, I think it's time some serious research was done into creating non-phallic spacecraft. How do you think creatures from another planet will feel if they see us coming at them in a giant metal todger?
The day they are to return to earth, I saw we all don gorilla masks and give the "taikonauts" a wonderful surprise.
Damn dirty apes!